OU's Sappleton Records NCAA T&F Provisional Mark

April 21, 2002

WACO, Texas - OU sophomore Aldwyn Sappleton dropped four seconds off his season best time to finish second in the 800-meter invitational event at the Michael Johnson/Southwestern Bell Classic late Saturday. Sappleton's time of 1:48.87 beat the NCAA provisional mark by .13 seconds and ranks as the second best time in the Big 12 this season. Senior Moses Washington was third in the same event with a 1:51.31, a season best for him as well.

Junior Tiffany Davis had a strong performance in the meet, winning the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with a 1:01.67, a season best, after finishng third in the 100-meter hurdles.

Other Sooner winners included Raoul Harvey inthe 400-meter dash with a season best of 47.10 and Kelli O'Rourke, who took the title in the women's 800 with a 2:14.69, a career best.

OU athletes who have met the qualifying standards will compete in the Drake Relays next weekend while those who were not invited to Drake will compete in the North Texas Quadrangular on Wednesday. Joining host North Texas and OU in the meet are Texas-Arlington and Southern Methodist.

MICHAEL JOHNSON/SW BELL CLASSIC
HART/PATTERSON TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX
Winners and OU Results

Women Pole Vault: 1. Welsh, Keara, OKWU, 3.50m, (11-05.75)
Men Pole Vault: 1. Flack, Randy, SHS, 5.05m, (16-06.75)
Women Hammer Throw: 1. Amaya, Kamemah, UM, 48.28m, (158-05.00), 4. Phillips, Barbara, OU, 36.64m, (120-02.00)
Men Hammer Throw: 1. Young, Jason, TTU, 56.50m, (185-04.00)
Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Vacek, Jessa, BU, 10:55.67, 5. Ledford, Jennifer, OU, 11:33.88
Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase: 1. Cervantes, Jose, SWT, 9:23.54, 3. Rose, Cecil, OU, 9:28.10
Men Javelin Throw: 1. Hazle, Mike, SWT, 66.18m, (217-01.00
Women Javelin Throw: 1. Balderson, Erica, SHS, 41.74m, (136-11.00)
Women Triple Jump: 1. Holliness, April, BU, 12.83m#, w:4.2 (42-01.25, 9. Clayborne, Veronica, OU, 11.05m, w:1.2 (36-03.00): Swaby, Sand, OU, ND, w:NWI
Men Triple Jump: 1. Roberts, M, SHU, 15.45m, w:-5.1 (50-08.25), 3. Brabham, Devon, OU, 13.98m, w:-2.7 (45-10.50)
Men Discus Throw: 1. Young, Jason, TTU, 61.00m$, (200-01.00)
Women Discus Throw: 1. Shuessler, Megan, TTU, 45.34m, (148-09.00), 5. Crystal, Megan, OU, 42.98m, (141-00.00), 9. Warehime, Amanda, OU, 39.58m, (129-10.00)
Women Shot Put: 1. Dorsey, Ashley, UTA, 16.75m, (54-11.50), 2. Warehime, Amanda, OU, 14.44m,(47-04.50), 9. Crystal, Megan, OU, 12.98m, (42-07.00), 20. Phillips, Barbara, OU, 11.24m, (36-10.50)
Men Shot Put: 1. Reynosa, Jason, UTSA, 16.32m, (53-06.50)
Women High Jump: 1. Partch, Valerie, UTPA, 1.71m, (5-07.25), 2. Swaby, Sand, OU, 1.66m, (5-05.25), 5. Moore, Kelsey, OU, 1.61m, (5-03.25)
Men High Jump: 1. Pharis, Chad, TTU, 2.05m, (6-08.75), 6. (tie) Glenn, Kris, OU, 1.90m, (6-02.75),Blair, Kyle, OU, NH
Women Long Jump: 1. Graham, N, SHU, 6.53m$, w:2.7 (21-05.25), Clayborne, Veronica, OU, ND, w:NWI
Men Long Jump: 1. Demerson, Chris, SWT, 7.54m, w:2.5 (24-09.00), 7. Brabham, Devon, OU, 6.79m, w:2.2 (22-03.50)
Women Inv Pole Vault: 1. Pundt, Melissa, SWT, 3.80m#, (12-05.50), 4. Bourne, Lindsey, OU, 3.50m, (11-05.75), 7. Waytula, Mary, OU, 3.05m, (10-00.00)
Men Inv Pole Vault: 1. Autenreith, Jim, BU, 5.50m#, (18-00.50), 4. Landreth, Austin, OU, J5.20m, (17-00.75), 6. Hanna, Robin, OU, J5.05m, (16-06.75)
Women 100 Meter Hurdles College Finals: (w: 2.9) 1. Dailey, L, SHU, 13.73, 3. Davis,Tiffany, OU, 13.81, 6. Swaby, Sand, OU, 14.41, 7. Carter, Fallon, OU, 14.56
Women 100 Meter Hurdles College Preliminaries: 2. Davis, Tiffany, OU, 13.98, w:1.5, 6. Swaby, Sand, OU, 14.36, w:4.3, 7. Carter, Fallon, OU, 14.46, w:2.6
Men 110 Meter Hurdles College Finals: (w: 3.2) 1. Ray, Adrian, SHS, 14.26
Men 110 Meter Hurdles College Preliminaries: 10. Steele, Brontez, OU, 15.23, w:3.8
Women 800 Meter Run College/Open: 1. O'Rouke, Kelli, OU, 2:14.69, 8. Justice, Sara, OU, 2:22.87
Men 800 Meter Run College/Open: 1. Polk, Chad, UTA, 1:52.77
Women 100 Meter Dash College Finals: (w: 0.8) 1. Lovett, LaJuana, SWT, 11.53#
Women 100 Meter Dash College Preliminaries: 29. Hope, Briana, OU, 12.93, w:3.6
Men 100 Meter Dash College Finals: (w: 2.9) 1. Fifer, Andra, UTA, 10.55, 5. Crabbe,Andrew, OU, 10.93, 6. Jones, Edwin, OU, 10.95
Men 100 Meter Dash College Preliminaries: 4. Jones, Edwin, OU, 10.90 w:NWI, 8. Crabbe, Andrew, OU, 10.96
Women 400 Meter Dash College Finals: 1. Staten, Tasha, UT, 55.29, 2. Robinson, Lakisha, OU, 55.47,6. Thomas, Lameisa, OU, 58.44.
Women 400 Meter Dash College Preliminaries: 2. Robinson, Lakisha, OU, 55.73, 7. Thomas, Lameisa, OU, 57.80, Emanuel, Alicia, OU, 59.01,12. Williams, Krystal, OU, 59.83
Men 400 Meter Dash College Finals: 1. Harvey, Raul, OU, 47.10
Men 400 Meter Dash College Preliminaries: 2. Harvey, Raul, OU, 47.87
Women 400 Meter Hurdles College Finals: 1. Davis, Tiffany, OU, 61.67
Women 400 Meter Hurdles College Preliminaries: 4. Davis, Tiffany, OU, 62.44,15. Clayborne, Veronica, OU, 71.53
Men 400 Meter Hurdles College Finals: 1. Lewis, Jordan, BU, 53.17, 7. Crabbe, Andrew, OU, 60.14
Men 400 Meter Hurdles College Preliminaries: 7. Crabbe, Andrew, OU, 61.31
Women 200 Meter Dash College Finals:(w: 1.8) 1. Mitchell, Ashley, TTU, 24.11
Women 200 Meter Dash College Preliminaries: 19. Emanuel, Alicia, OU, 25.72, w:2.6, 34. Hope, Briana, OU, 27.46, w:3.1
Men 200 Meter Dash College Finals: (w: 1.3) 1. Johnson, Curtis, UTSA, 21.18, 2. George, L'eron, OU, 21.23
Men 200 Meter Dash College Preliminaries: 1. George, Le'ron, OU, 21.61, w:3.7, 12. Morris, Cory, OU, 22.79, w:NWI
Women 1500 Meter Run College/Open: 1. Ross, Sarah, SWT, 4:49.64, 10. Ledford, Jenny, OU, 4:58.68, 18. Dubois, Jackie, OU, 5:15.19
Men 1500 Meter Run College/Open: 1. Maruping, Henry, UTSA, 3:58.96
Women 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. TEXAS TECH 'A' 44.85#, 10. UNIV OKLA 'A' 46.93
Men 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. UT ARLINGTON 'A' 40.58, UNIV OKLA 'A' DQ
Women 1500 Meter Run College/Inv: 1. Boulin, Justine, UT, 4:42.00
Men 1500 Meter Run College/Inv: 1. Bekesi, Ferenc, BU, 3:49.97
Women 400 Meter Dash Invitational: 1. Petrahn, Barbara, BU, 52.73#
Men 400 Meter Dash Invitational: 1. Williamson, Dorald, BU, 45.28
Women 5000 Meter Run College/Open: 1. Tidwell, Bridget, TTU, 17:41.71, Dubois, Jackie, OU, DNF
Women 800 Meter Run College/Inv: 1. Joannes, Monica, TULSA, 2:08.00, 3. Stringer, Aisha, OU, 2:10.70
Men 800 Meter Run College/Inv: 1. Johnson, Jonathan, TTU, 1:47.99#, 2. Sappleton, Aldwyn, OU, 1:48.87#, 3. Washington, Moses, OU, 1:51.31
Women 400 Meter Hurdles Invitational: 1. Demart, Chava, BU, 58.27#, 6. Swaby, Sand, OU, 67.16. Men 400 Meter Hurdles Invitational: 1. Smith, Michael, BU, 50.47#
Men 5000 Meter Run College/Open: 1. King, Kyle, BU, 15:03.72, 4. Buchanan, Jimmy, OU, 15:17.98, 6. Kissack, Brandon, OU, 15:24.74, 8. Hutchins, Darren, OU, 15:39.49, Rose, Cecil, OU, DNF
Women 4x440 Yard Relay: 1. BAYLOR 'A' 3:36.44#, 6. UNIV OKLA 'A' 3:53.42
Men 4x440 Yard Relay: 1. BAYLOR 'A' 3:06.48#, UNIV OKLA 'A' DNF

($) - NCAA Automatic Qualifying Mark
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